Lazarow World-Hike-About: Cover Supplement (previous): 7-Rila Lakes, one of our finest days in the mountains.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Eastern Cape, South Africa: Storms River region.

'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every couple of months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2023, the blog contained over 1,560 hikes (less than that actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end. Our reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Cover Supplement (previous): 7-Rila Lakes, one of our finest days in the mountains.

Jen sits on a low peak above the lake, in an isolated position but not far from the many visitors to the park.

We will develop a full blog later. However, on a day that should have been less than ideal because of high winds, tough climbs and tired feet, we probably reached, besides the peak of Haramiyata, a high point in Hike-About. Once we had accepted the wind would be a hindrance and danger, the journey a little uncertain, the possibility of rain looming, the sluggish feelings we both had at the outset, the day turned on the figurative dime and resulted in triumph, satisfaction and a feeling for two insignificant souls of being at one with the world...(temporary, of course).

In the 'former cover' picture above, Jen sits close to a peak (above rear lake) viewed from Haramiyata Peak (Black Peak) at 8,169 feet, across the way on another day. (3 of 7 Rila Lakes on display.)

A view of Haramiyata Peak after returning from the top. Spectacular hiking experience is an understatement.

Standing alongside one of the 7 lakes prior to attempting to reach the peak, in the background.

Jen shows her mettle as she climbs steeply above the lake also shown in the picture above. The hut is in view as well.

Heading toward the peak. While we had to deal with dangerous, gusting winds throughout the period of the climb and return, the wind vanished just before we completed the day's activities. Timing?

Triumph...well at least 'something' in the family made it. Once a person understands that in Bulgarian an "X" is an "H", an "a" is an "a", a "p" is an "r", a "backward N" is really a "y", etc., it's obvious that this is Haramiyata Peak. Sometimes, we English speakers can be awfully dumb.